Coil-box protector



P. C. MORRIS.

COIL BOX PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION HLED MAYHS. l9l8.

1,419,120, PatentedJune 6, 1922.

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PRATT c. MORRIS, or THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, AssIGNoa TO CHARLES w. COOPER,or

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6,1922.

Application filed May 16, 1918. Serial No. 234,978.

TO (M whom it may concern Be it known that I, PRATT C. MORRIS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Thomasville, in the county of Thomasand State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Coil-Box Protectors; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thelettersand figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to a protector for a coil box, more particularly ofautomobiles.

It has for its object to provide means for keeping the coil box dry orfree from wet or dampness resulting from exposure to weather conditionsor washing the vehicle or automobile. The coil box, especially in theFord type of car, is attached to or supported from the dashboard of thecar. which being exposed becomes wet or damp from exposure in wetweather and also in washing the car, and this moisture beingcommunicated to the coils of the box frequently causes a short cir cuitand for the time being puts the car out of commission. With the view ofprotecting the coil box and preventing the short circuiting mentioned,the invention consists in the features hereinafter described and thensought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is aside view of the forward portion of an automobile of the Ford type, witha portion broken away and showing the dash-board and the protector invertical section;

Figure 2 is a front view of the protector or shield;

Figure 3 a vertical section through the protector on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a portion of an automobile and 2the dashboard in a car of the Ford type. 4@ designates the coilbox coveror case in which is contained the coil-box from which extend theprocelain covered terminals or binding posts 5 for connection therewithof the conductors 6, all as usual in cars of the type mentioned. Thecoil box protector or shield is designated by the numeral 7. It is madeof sheet metal, or other suitable material, and formed with forwardlyprojecting nipples or tubes 8, corresponding in number to the terminalsor binding posts of the coil box, and extending through a correspondingnumber of openings in the dash-board. The protector liesbetween thedash-board and the coil box as illustrated in Figure 1 and will bebolted to the dash-board by bolts (not shown) passing through thedash-board and holes 9 made in the protector, and the terminals orbinding posts of the coil-box will pass through the nipples 8 of theprotector and have the conductors connected thereto as shown inFigure 1. The upper end 10 of the protector is curved backwardly abovethe top or cover to the coil-box as illustrated in Figure 1 so that anywater entering through the automobile front portion at the top of thedashboard will be caught by the curved or overhanging top of theprotector and directed down the front face of the protector away fromthe coil-box. This feature of the device forms the subject matter of adivision of this application filed October 6, 1919, and which haseventuated in Patent No. 1338581 dated April 27, 1920. The protectorformed and applied as described effectively shields the coil box and itsterminals from water that may enter about the dash-board and alsoagainst the dampness or moisture that mav be absorbed or trickle downthe dashboard and thus the short circuiting heretofore occurring in coilboxes of automobiles is prevented.

I have described the preferred construction of the protector but changesin details may be made and essentials of the invention retained.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, What I claim is:

1. In combination with the coil-box and dash-board of a motor vehicle, aprotector applied to the face of the coil-box between it and thedashboard and formed with nipples fitting corresponding openings in thedash board and adapted to receive the terminals or binding posts of thecoilbox.

2. The combination of a dash having apertures, a coil box having bindingposts extending through the apertures, and a protector for the bindingposts comprising a plate secured to the dash between the same and thecoil box and having guards extend prising a supporting plate having ap11 rality of apertures, and a guard member at 7 each aperture, saldguard members eXtending all from one face of the plate. 7

In testimony hereof I afiix iny signature 111 p sence of two Witnesses,r

PRATT o. MORRIS.

Witnesses i C; W. COOPER, A. W001

